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Bighorn Lake Trail
WALDEN, Colorado
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.2 mi
Distance
400 ft
Gain
1h
Time
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What we do know
Inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Quick trip — under 2 mi
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Bighorn Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 400 ft
- Highest point
- 10,200 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Bighorn Lake Trail is a 1.17-mile out-and-back route in Colorado with 400 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 10,200 feet.
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